Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

कृपालवे नमस्तुभ्यं भक्तिगम्याय ते नमः । फलदात्रे च तपसां तपोरूपाय ते नमः

Transliteration

kṛpālave namastubhyaṃ bhaktigamyāya te namaḥ | phaladātre ca tapasāṃ taporūpāya te namaḥ

Translation

سلامٌ لك أيها الرحيم؛ سلامٌ لك يا من يُنال بالبهكتي. سلامٌ لك يا واهبَ ثمراتِ التَّقشّف؛ سلامٌ لك يا من صورتُه نفسُ التَّبَس.

Word by Word

• kṛpālave: to the compassionate one
• kṛpālave: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpālu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (kṛpālu-शब्दः)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग, नमस्कारार्थक

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• bhaktigamyāya: to the one attainable by devotion
• bhaktigamyāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti + gamya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः: भक्ति-गम्य (attainable through devotion); 'gamya' = गम्-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (to be reached)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; here: चतुर्थी (to you)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग, नमस्कारार्थक

• phaladātre: to the giver of results
• phaladātre: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala + dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः: फल-दातृ (giver of fruits/results)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• tapasām: of austerities
• tapasām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• taporūpāya: to the one whose form is tapas
• taporūpāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः: तपो-रूप (whose form is austerity)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; here: चतुर्थी (to you)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग, नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

Budha (continuing stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Budha praises Śiva’s compassion and devotion-accessibility; imagery suggests ascetics’ fires and vows transmuted into light that returns as blessings from the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Budha
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace and spiritual attainment depend on bhakti; tapas bears fruit through Śiva, who embodies the power of austerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-kṣetra context frames this praise, presenting Kāśī as a place where devotion quickly reaches Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced; the verse emphasizes devotion and recognition of Śiva as the giver of its fruits.